Christina Perri to perform tonight in Cleveland

Thursday

Apr 24, 2014 at 4:00 AM

As of Wednesday, tickets were still available for the Christina Perri concert set for tonight. Perri will perform with Birdy at 8:30 p.m. at House of Blues in Cleveland.

Perri, born in 1986, is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Philadelphia. Her debut single, an intensely emotional ballad called "Jar of Hearts," charted after it was featured on the Fox television show "So You Think You Can Dance" in 2010. One of Perri's other tracks from the debut album, "A Thousand Years," was the theme song for the Twilight movie "Breaking Dawn." She has put out two albums to date, including her most recent, "Head or Heart," which was released in March. Singles available from the newest album, so far, include "Human," released in January.

"The co-writers I wrote with were new. The producers were new. I'm better at my instruments. I'm better at singing because I got vocal cord surgery (to remove a cyst in 2011). Everything was really bigger and better this time," said Perri.

Part of the reason for the new vibe on the album is Perri being in a different place, quite literally.

"I recorded nine songs in Britain," she explained. "And I wrote about half of the album in Britain, so I definitely think that this album is very British 'cause it's impossible to go somewhere and not morph into wherever you are whether it be the people there or the way people say things or play instruments.

"I was spending every day with my producer (Jake Gosling) and his kids and I was so happy. It was summertime. It was just one of the best experiences I've ever had, which is maybe why I love this album so much because I have a very happy memory of making it.

"Because I was outside of my comfort zone and I was submersed into a new culture, I was able to focus more and felt comfortable enough to take some risks. I definitely attribute the vibe to the Brits."

Birdy was nominated for British Female Solo Artist at the 2014 Brit Awards.

House of Blues is located at 308 Euclid Ave. and can be reached at 216-523-BLUE (2583).